Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Mollusca > Class Gastropoda > Subclass Caenogastropoda > Order [unassigned] Caenogastropoda > Superfamily Cerithioidea > Family Turritellidae > Subfamily Turritellinae > Genus Turritella

Turritella communis Risso, 1826

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Turritella*	Lamarck, 1799	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Turritella communis var. extensa*	Monterosato in Coen, 1933	synonym
*Turritella communis var. soluta*	Bucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884	synonym
*Turritella linnaei*	Deshayes in Bory de Saint Vincent, 1833	synonym
*Turritella mediterranea*	Monterosato, 1890	synonym
*Turritella sabauda*	Risso, 1826	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

Albanian: kërmilli kullë sources: Dhora, DH. 2008. Fjalor i emrave të kafshëve të Shqipërisë (Emri shkencor – Shqip – Anglisht) / Dictionary of animal names of Albania (Scientific names – Albanian – English). Camaj – Pipa. Shkodër, Albania. pp. 288.

Bokmål (Norwegian): tårnsnegl sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Danish: tårnsnegl sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Dutch: penhoren sources: Hayward, P.; Nelson-Smith, A.; Shields, C. (1999). Gids van kust en strand: flora en fauna [Coast and beach guide: flora and fauna]. Tirion: Baarn, Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-327-5. 352, ill. pp.

English: Auger shell sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

English-United States: Auger Shell sources: Charles Hussey

French: turritelle sources: Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.

German: gemeine Turmschnecke sources: Lindner, G. (1999). Schelpengids: schelpen uit de wereldzeeën, vorm, voorkomen, systematiek [The shell guide: shells from the world oceans, shape, distribution and systematics]. Tirion: Baarn, The Netherlands. ISBN 90-5210-409-3. 320 pp.

Greek: Πύργος sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian: tårnsnegl sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Norwegian Bokmål: tårnsnegl sources: Hist. Nat. Principale productions l'Europe mediona

Norwegian Nynorsk: tårnsnigel sources: Hist. Nat. Principale productions l'Europe mediona

Nynorsk (Norwegian): tårnsnigel sources: PESI (A Pan-European Species directories Infrastructure) focal points

Swedish: tornsnäcka

Literature

original description	Risso A. (1826-1827). Histoire naturelle des principales productions de l'Europe Méridionale et particulièrement de celles des environs de Nice et des Alpes Maritimes. Paris, Levrault: Vol. 1: XII + 448 + 1 carta [1826]. Vol. 2: VII + 482 + 8 pl. (fiori) [novembre 1827]. Vol. 3: XVI + 480 + 14 pl. (pesci) [settembre 1827]. Vol. 4: IV + 439 + 12 pl. (molluschi) [novembre 1826]. Vol. 5: VIII + 400 + 10 pl. (altri invertebrati) [Novembre 1827]
basis of record	Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180-213
additional source	Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
additional source	Dyntaxa (2013) Swedish Taxonomic Database. Accessed at www.dyntaxa.se [15-01-2013].
additional source	Howson, C.M.; Picton, B.E. (Ed.) (1997). The species directory of the marine fauna and flora of the British Isles and surrounding seas. Ulster Museum Publication, 276. The Ulster Museum: Belfast, UK. ISBN 0-948150-06-8. vi, 508 (+ cd-rom) pp.
additional source	Reeve L.A. (1849) Monograph of the genera Turritella, Mesalia, Eglisia. In: Conchologia Iconica, vol. 5, L. Reeve & Co., London.
misapplication	Linnaeus, C. (1761). Fauna Suecica sistens Animalia Sueciae Regni: Mammalia, Aves, Amphibia, Pisces, Insecta, Vermes. Distributa per Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Differentiis Specierum, Synonymis Auctorum, Nominibus Incolarum, Locis Natalium, Descriptionibus insectorum. Editio altera, auctior. Stockholmiae: L. Salvii, 48 + 578 pp.
misapplication	Pennant, T., (1812) British Zoology. A new edition in four volumes. IV. Class V. Crustacea. Class VI. Vermes Wilkie & Robinson. London. xvi+379 pp. 95 pls.
misapplication	Pennant, T., (1777) British Zoology, vol. IV. Crustacea. Mollusca. Testacea: i-viii, 1-154, Plates 1-93. London.
misapplication	Hammer, C. (1775) Forsog til en Norsk Natur-Historie. pp. 248 Kiobenhavn (Sander)

Genbank

Taxonomy

CLEMAM
WoRMS

External Links

Barcode of Life
USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection
Marine Life Information Network - UK
Biodiversity Heritage Library (268 publications)
GenBank (5 nucleotides; 1 proteins)
GBIF

Citation

Vos, C.; Gofas, S. (2014). Turritella communis Risso, 1826. In: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2014) European Register of Marine Species, accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:141872